#!/bin/bash

# copyright (c) 2013 jeff cliff
# this file is licensed under the GNU GPLv3 or at your option any later version
# see COPYING.GPL

file -E $1 >/dev/null
if [[ $? -eq "1" ]]; then
   echo "file doesnt exist"
   exit 1;
#else
#  echo "...exists"
fi



DICE=`wc -l $1 | awk -F' ' '{print $1}'`
# echo $DICE
NUMBER=`rolldice 1d$DICE`
# echo $NUMBER
NUMBER1=$NUMBER"p"
# echo $NUMBER1
sed -n $NUMBER1 $1
# if this ever doesnt work the next thing to investigate is gnu 'shuf'




